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Executive recruitment

“Executive recruitment” is the process of employers using an external firm to locate potential candidates to fill senior or key vacancies. It is commonly known as “headhunting”.


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    Spin3 appoints its first UK chief executive

    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2008
    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2008

    Leading gambling sector lawyer to head up Spin3’s UK operation.Leading full service mobile gaming solutions provider Spin3, powered by Microgaming,...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Executive recruitment
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    Key to a more diverse boardroom is avoiding identikit thinking

    by Personnel Today 12 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Nov 2007

    Research launched later this week will expose the fact that the number of women on FTSE-listed boards is still painfully...

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    Janet Gaymer warns more applicants are needed for public body positions

    by Mike Berry 15 Oct 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 Oct 2007

    More work needs to be done to widen the pool of applicants for posts on public bodies in England, the...

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    UK HR group Hat Pin buys Indian job search firm

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Jul 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Jul 2007

    UK-based human resources group, Hat Pin has acquired employment search firm Executive Access India, in a deal worth £6.9m.Hat Pin...

    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR Technology

    Dillistone installs Filefinder in 50th country

    by Personnel Today 2 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 2 Jul 2007

    Dillistone Systems, part of Dillistone Group, the AIM-listed supplier of software and services to the recruitment industry, is delighted to announce...

    • Corporate governance
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    Call for school governors to be given same status as non-executive directors

    by Mike Berry 28 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 28 Jun 2007

    The contribution made by school governors should be given the same recognition as company non-executive directors, especially by future employers,...

    • Careers in HR
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    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) starts hunt to replace outgoing director-general Geoff Armstrong

    by Mike Berry 4 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 4 Jun 2007

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has officially begun its search for a new leader to replace retiring ...

    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    Rockpools achieves Investors in People status

    by Personnel Today 18 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 May 2007

    Executive recruitment and consultancy firm Rockpools has this week been awarded Investors in People status, following a successful assessment with...

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    Report reveals 300% rise in spend on advertising civil service jobs

    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2006

    The government spends almost £800m a year on advertising public sector jobs, a report has found.
    The total spent on...

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    BBC lures Stephen Kelly from BT Global Services to head up HR division

    by dan thomas 13 Jul 2006
    by dan thomas 13 Jul 2006

    BT man to lead BBC People division into digital age.

    • Movers and shakers
    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    Leading contenders drop out of race for top HR post at DoH

    by Personnel Today 2 May 2006
    by Personnel Today 2 May 2006

    The intrigue surrounding who will replace Andrew Foster as workforce director at the Department of Health (DoH) has grown, with...

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    Companies under fire for recruiting ‘stale males’ for exec roles

    by dan thomas 16 Feb 2006
    by dan thomas 16 Feb 2006

    Looking for candidates with the right 'cultural fit' means many firms are missing out on the best talent, according to recruiters.

    • Careers in HR
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    Olympic committee hunts for HR director

    by Georgina Fuller 31 Jan 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 31 Jan 2006

    The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has advertised for an HR director to report directly to the CEO

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
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    JD Wetherspoons devises online recruitment system for pub managers

    by Mike Berry 21 Nov 2005
    by Mike Berry 21 Nov 2005

    Pub chain JD Wetherspoons has introduced an online recruitment system which alerts the HR department as soon as there is a managerial vacancy in any of its pubs

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
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    Nortel agrees £6.8m ‘transfer fee’ for former Motorola president

    by dan thomas 4 Nov 2005
    by dan thomas 4 Nov 2005

    Telecoms giants agree 'transfer fee' for Motorola's former president and chief operating officer.

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